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Social Studies Summer Reading Assignments 2010

Classical High School 2010

            All students taking Social Studies in 2010-2011 are required to complete a summer reading assignment. The assignment is in two parts: buy the book and read it, and be prepared to be tested on the second Friday of school (September 17).  On this date all students will be given a standardized multiple-choice exam and an essay. (For AP students, school-wide summer reading and AP subject-specific summer assignments are both required).

          This will count as one test grade and be a part of your first quarter grade.  Students will be expected to bring the book to class on the day of the exam. If you have taken notes (highly recommended) and at the teacher’s discretion, the notes may be used during the essay.

Students entering Grade 9: Night by Elie Wiesel

Students entering Grade 10: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

Students entering Grade 11: Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin

Students entering Grade 12: Killing Pablo by Mark Bowden

AN ADDITIONAL BOOK HAS BEEN ADDED FOR STUDENTS  AT CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL. The Good Thief, written by Hannah Tinti from Salem, Ma. She has written a delightful, yet suspenseful novel set in New England.

Please read the Washington Post’s Review of her novel The Good Thief. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/28/AR2008082803041.html